Alienware Aurora-R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive26% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0RV30W
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100628
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 14 '19 at 20:32
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 96.5
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 159
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 366
41% 324 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.54
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Lighting 39
Reflection 30.2
Parallax 36.7
32% 35.3 fps
MRender 36.5
Gravity 37.2
Splatting 35.6
30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 64 71 60 57 83 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26% Poor
Read 216
Write 147
Mixed 140
SusWrite 65.2
32% 142 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 7.3
37% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 1
DQ Mixed 23.8
26% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26%
Great: 56%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92
21GB free
Firmware: 010G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 64 68 61 57 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.5% Below average
Read 234
Write 106
Mixed 138
SusWrite 64.2
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 10.6
63% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 83.6
DQ Mixed 28.5
42% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
228GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 92 92 92 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 95.3
Write 90.5
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 91.1
63% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM0 F3-12800CL9-4GBZL0 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.9% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 12.8
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora-R2 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora-R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $398
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